Video shows boy being pulled from rubble after condo collapse
A mattress could be seen near the boy as he was rescued and placed on a backboard.
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A mattress could be seen near the boy as he was rescued and placed on a backboard.
One person is confirmed dead and dozens are missing after part of a high-rise condo building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed early Thursday morning. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from the scene.
Officials said at a press conference that dozens of units in a 12-story condo building with over 130 units collapsed early Thursday morning in Surfside, Florida, north of Miami Beach. Search and rescue pulled 35 people from the structure, part of which was still standing, and two people were pulled from the rubble, one of whom died. The number of missing is currently unknown. Watch the press conference.
At least one person is dead and dozens are missing after a high-rise condominium partially collapsed in Sunrise, Florida, overnight. Search and rescue crews are on the scene just north of Miami Beach. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez joined CBSN to discuss how his city is helping the ongoing recovery efforts.
Early Thursday morning, a high rise building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida, just north of Miami. Former Miami-Dade Fire Chief Dave Downey joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the collapse and what rescue efforts could look like.
Charles Burkett, the mayor of Surfside, Florida, spoke to CBS Miami Thursday morning about the partial collapse of a high-rise condo building in his town. He described it as "unspeakable," and said he believes people are still trapped in the rubble. "You don't see that in the United States. You don't see buildings falling down. ... There is something really wrong here," he said.
It could be several days before the victims' bodies are recovered, a fire official said.
Rescue workers on the scene could be seen using saws to cut steel beams and excavators to move piles of rubble from the site
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